relative abundances
$^1H = 99.99\%$
$^{12}C = 98.93\%$
$^{79}Br = 50.69\%$
$^2H = 0.01\%$
$^{13}C = 1.07\%$
$^{81}Br = 49.31\%$
1. What is the molecular formula of bromobenzene?
2. What is the nominal (integer) molecular weight (M) of bromobenzene in which the C, H, and Br
atoms are all in the form of their most common isotopes?
3. Consider bromobenzene molecular ions with the nominal/integer masses shown below (where M =
answer to question 2). Predict the integer m/z value and all possible isotopic compositions for each
ion.
ion m/z isotopic composition(s)
M
M+1
M+2
4. What is the least likely isotopic composition of the M+2 ion of bromobenzene (hint - consider
isotopic abundances)?